of emissions to zero by 2050 is set in law, and by then the country will only be able to put as many pollutants into the atmosphere as it can take out but rishi sunak is about to make a significant gear shift in how the government plans to get there. ministers insist it is just the route that is changing not the destination. the prime minister is taking an approach of pragmatism and proportionality when it comes to delivering our net zero commitments. it's right that he assesses the issue as a whole, taking into account people's bank balances, livelihoods and ultimately we won't save the country by bankrupting the biggest people. delays on gas boilers has been called for by some conservative mps to agree it would be a burden on households. but the farmer cabinet minister alec sharma seen with the king and rishi sunak is a person who worries it will because modes in international influence. some opposition politicians think rishi sunak is misreading the public mood. we know investment in the green economy is good forjobs in the environment and it's good the economy. so basically he seems to be doing this simply to draw some political dividing lines with the labour party, which is so reckless. car—makers have said they are concerned about the suggestion that the ban on new petrol and diesel cars could be moved back from 2030. in a statement, ford said, our business needs three things from the uk government, ambition, commitment and consistency. the view of the industry is we are on track for ending fossil fuel vehicles stop it's not for turning back in the uk should be leading it both as a market and manufacturer. it is expected that labour will recommit to the 2030 date if the government announces it is delaying it. government has been signing up hundreds of millions of pounds of taxpayer subsidies to help businesses get ready for these long—held changes, and now rishi sunak is you turning via leaks and midnight statements from the bunker at downing street. it's not how you run a country. rishi sunak are now set out his plans in downing street later this afternoon. no doubt it will be a significant move on a major issue. is under growing pressure to explain exactly why he is making it. the chair of the car manufacturing giant, ford uk, has criticised the government's announcement. the uk 2030 target is a vital catalyst to accelerate ford into a cleanerfuture. let's speak to lord deben, former chair of the climate change committee and current chair of sancroft international, a sustainable consultancy firm. what are expecting to hear from the prime minister? the what are expecting to hear from the prime minister?— what are expecting to hear from the prime minister? the press have said if he does turn _ prime minister? the press have said if he does turn back— prime minister? the press have said if he does turn back the _ prime minister? the press have said if he does turn back the timing - prime minister? the press have said if he does turn back the timing of. if he does turn back the timing of oil or electric cars, that will be very damaging. every damaging for the industry itself. it will mean motorists will not get the benefits of lower prices as quickly as they would otherwise have and he will have no other commitment nor ambition nor consistency which in the three things that quite rightly the three things that quite rightly the motor car industry asking for. i make others might say proponents of this are watering down as it's been described that the uk has made good progress so far to reducing emissions which have fallen since 1990 around 48%. so things are on track people might say. know they are not because those figures are only working if you go back to 1990. if you go back to the last few years under this government, we have fallen behind. germany is now leading and we are doing much less well in all our climate change policies than the united states and the rest of europe and even china has now moved up the scale with its very considerable commitment to more offshore wind and photovoltaic. so whereas we were leaders three years ago, we are now the tail end charlie is as far as the major countries are concerned and this will make it worse. if this is as we understand it then it will not enable us to reach net—zero by 2050. we are already missing the target and climate change permitted cell absolutely in detail and i announced that two that my last report quite clearly and said what the government had to do and it was to do new things and additional things, not cutting out the old ones. that's exactly what the government to's own investigator said in his report which he did for the government. truth? which he did for the government. why didn't the prime minister is doing the same? it didn't the prime minister is doing the same? , , ., ., , ., the same? it seems to me to be a short-term _ the same? it seems to me to be a short-term proposal _ the same? it seems to me to be a short-term proposal that - the same? it seems to me to be a i short-term proposal that somebody short—term proposal that somebody suggested to him that somehow or other it's better to have a division between him and the labour party on this. this is not what the climate change act is supposed to do. the climate change act was invented by the conservatives and supported by every other party in opposition and picked up by the government so this is a cross—party act and to start trying to play party politics with this is very damaging and we know what happens when you do it. david cameron tried to and if you remember, he cut a hole lot of green decisions that had been made and we now pay the cost of that. people's bills are very significantly higher because we stopped the expansion of the cheapest form of generating electricity which is renewables. we did that in the same sort of argument that the government thought it would try to get a gap between it and the opposition. it didn't work then and won't work now.- and the opposition. it didn't work then and won't work now. some people have the counter— then and won't work now. some people have the counter view _ then and won't work now. some people have the counter view to _ then and won't work now. some people have the counter view to that _ then and won't work now. some people have the counter view to that and - have the counter view to that and say this could... bankrupt in the british people was not way to save the planet. there are people concerned that in the cost of living crisis, some of these environmental measures are just crisis, some of these environmental measures arejust going crisis, some of these environmental measures are just going to hard right now and that's why they support the idea that things are slowed down. what would you say to that? , , �* slowed down. what would you say to that? , y�* slowed down. what would you say to that? _�* �*, .,,, that? firstly i'd say it's a silly statement — that? firstly i'd say it's a silly statement in _ that? firstly i'd say it's a silly statement in the _ that? firstly i'd say it's a silly statement in the first - that? firstly i'd say it's a silly statement in the first place . that? firstly i'd say it's a silly i statement in the first place that you bank up to the people of britain. that's obvious, nobody thinks that. the matter is it shown quite clearly that this will actually help people. it's part of our battle against the cost of living crisis. what we need to do for the climate is lower the cost of living and that's the fact of the matter. what these people are saying is actually untrue. the fact of the matter is that these measures will in fact weigh upon people rather than make people less depressed. and what we need to do is help those people. why is this government not reaching to help people, make the changes necessary? is a great deal of money in the private sector available to enter this and we should be taxing people for example who are using their own private planes and use that tax in order to provide for those people who want to change but can't afford to do it. there is a great deal we can do to make sure that the poorest and those least well off are protected and the rest of us will benefit from the changes which rishi sunak seems to want to put off. changes which rishi sunak seems to want to put off-— changes which rishi sunak seems to want to put off. thank you very much for sharin: want to put off. thank you very much for sharing your _ want to put off. thank you very much for sharing your views _ want to put off. thank you very much for sharing your views and _ want to put off. thank you very much for sharing your views and insight - for sharing your views and insight on that. joining us to now is anthony browne, conservative mp for south cambridgeshire, and vice chair of the all party parliamentary environment group. you were of you were of course you were of course listening to him there. he is not happy that the government is going to water down some of its measures when it comes to climate change. what would you say to that? i to climate change. what would you say to that?— say to that? i don't know exactly the announcement _ say to that? i don't know exactly the announcement the _ say to that? i don't know exactly the announcement the prime - say to that? i don't know exactly - the announcement the prime minister will make shortly. i think there are important thing is we get to net—zero by 2050 and that is the ultimate commitment. we have a pragmatic deliverable plan to get there and that's what i absolutely want to see. and i hope we do it in a way that is fair to the british people. and if there are huge costs such as changing borders and so on, we need to find a way that people cannot live with that and the policy is aligned to that. what i want to see is a pragmatic, deliverable programme to get to net—zero by 2050 that isn't about wishful thinking. it has to be a real concrete plan and i'm confident thus to some person recipe is. i attended a meeting with him a couple of weeks ago and i know he is committed to getting to net—zero by 2050 and i know he is someone who looks at how to deliver something rather than just making an announcement and hoping it follow. the other thing, as the lord to talk to the last couple years, since 2010, we have cut carbon dioxide by nearly 40% which is twice the rate of the eu and twice the g7 average. as more than any other g7 country. we don't just have the largest offshore wind farm in the world, we have the largest fall in the world and eliminated coal for electricity production. we have done so much and are racing ahead of other countries. if... limit is cut in. if the uk is racing ahead, why did the climate change committee report earlier this year that continued delays in policy development and implementation in reaching that target by 2050 was increasingly challenging and you also hear from greenpeace increasingly challenging and you also hearfrom greenpeace uk saying that that report from the climate change committee was a pitiful catalogue of richey sunak�*s climate failures? are clearly a lot of people know about this area and don't think things are going as well as you say they are. mike is absolutely right that groups like greenpeace hard the government to that. and basically were saying that the current mix of policies needed to be implemented in order to get to 2050 and i don't think... i don't know what else he will say in the next hour or so but that is i'm sure what he says will be consistent with that. you need the policies to deliver that and implement those policies. and part of the report is saying there are a lot of things we still need to do which is absolutely true. it's over 25 years away and we have little time to do it but we need to go ahead and do things. you say we have a little time but all the reports so far suggest a watering down of some of the policies. let me put some words you wrote yourself back in march 2022. you said now is not the time to go slow on net—zero. he said the answer to the current crisis is more people driving electric cars, less electricity produced by fossil fuels. the invasion of ukraine is not a reason to give up a net—zero in rather a reason to redouble efforts. if we are going to see a watering down in some ways of the policies that might encourage more people for example to drive electric cars, that's at odds with what you are pushing for a year ago. i don't disauree are pushing for a year ago. i don't disagree with _ are pushing for a year ago. i don't disagree with what _ are pushing for a year ago. i don't disagree with what i _ are pushing for a year ago. i don't disagree with what i was - are pushing for a year ago. i don't disagree with what i was saying i are pushing for a year ago. i don't disagree with what i was saying a | disagree with what i was saying a year ago, we have to make a real commitment to get on net—zero. in terms of precise timeline is, i don't know. electric and diesel cars by 2030, the rest of the eu is 2035. so all we will do is align to that. in my constituency, i have a rural constituency with oil boilers and i get a lot of concern from them about how to replace his oil boilers with heat pumps and apparently the heat pump technology isn't there yet. you have to be pragmatic about how you get there and as i say, we have done so well in terms of reducing carbon dioxide emissions and is actually lower now per capital then it was hundred and 50 years ago. we have gone way ahead of other countries. it's actually fair enough... gone way ahead of other countries. it's actually fair enough. . .- it's actually fair enough... sorry to cut in- -- _ it's actually fair enough... sorry to cut in... make _ it's actually fair enough... sorry to cut in... make sure _ it's actually fair enough... sorry to cut in... make sure we - it's actually fair enough... sorry to cut in... make sure we don't| it's actually fair enough... sorry i to cut in... make sure we don't put on the burdens _ to cut in... make sure we don't put on the burdens on _ to cut in... make sure we don't put on the burdens on families. - to cut in... make sure we don't put on the burdens on families. will i on the burdens on families. will leave it there. _ on the burdens on families. will leave it there. thank you. if you're watching in the uk — we're putting together a special your questions answered programme — on what this story might mean for the uk's push to net zero emissions. we'll be putting your questions to experts — from 5.30 until 6pm this evening. tell us what you want to know — and we'll find out the answer for you. there are several ways of getting in touch — via email on haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk or you can tweet or post on x — or twitter as it used to be known — @bbc—haveyoursay and you can also contact us via whatsapp — the number — +114 7756165 803. details of all those and much more on the live page on our website — scan this qr code — or log on to bbc.co.uk/news — or you can of course go via the bbc app. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. the parole board has confirmed that one of the killers of toddler james bulger has been granted a parole hearing. jon venables served eight years for the two—year—old's murder in 1993 and was freed on licence — but in 2017 venables was jailed again for having child abuse images on his computer. a parole hearing will take place in november. the rmt announced it'll take strike action on london underground on october 11th and 6th — overjob losses and safety concerns. the union claimed it's been locked since last year in a long running dispute over 600 station staff cuts and what they define �*detrimental working conditions'. they say that safety concerns have also been raised regarding fewer staff facing higher workloads, more lone working and increased fatigue. coaches and other members, consisting of 62 people, british gymnastics has published a list of banned coaches and other members, consisting of 62 people, as part of its plan to reform the sport. those named have been given a time—limited ban or expelled from british gymnastics because of a safeguarding investigation, criminal conviction or conduct and disciplinary reasons. you're live with bbc news. breaking news here in the uk in the last hour — the crown prosecution service is to bring a charge of murder against a metropolitan police officer over the death of chris kaba. chris kaba was hit by a single bullet in streatham hill in south london, in september last year. live now to our reporter greg mckenzie in the newsroom. bring us up—to—date on the latest today. he bring us up-to-date on the latest toda . . , bring us up-to-date on the latest toda . ., , , ., bring us up-to-date on the latest toda. , ., ., ., , bring us up-to-date on the latest toda. today. he was shot fatally last year in september. _ today. he was shot fatally last year in september, september - today. he was shot fatally last year in september, september five. - today. he was shot fatally last year in september, september five. a l today. he was shot fatally last year i in september, september five. a car in september, septemberfive. a car he was driving had been followed having being flagged on a police anpr camera, a number plate recognition cameras. it was a short time after the car was stopped that he was shot fatally once in the head. he later died in hospital. the independent 0ffice head. he later died in hospital. the independent office for police conduct launched an investigation immediately and handed their evidence file to the crown prosecution service. around seven months ago this happened. and today the crown prosecution service have authorised a charging decision for the officer who fired that gun. a charge of murder has been ordered by the crown prosecution service. the family have issued a statement and have said they welcome today's decision and could not have too soon. he was much—loved by his family and friends and had a bright future ahead of him but his life was cut short. the met police have also issued a statement today and the deputy assistant commissioner said the charging decision was a significant and serious development in the case. she goes on to say that the met fully supported the iopc investigation and therefore is are with everyone affected —— their thoughts are with everyone affected. they must now allow the process to run its course so would not be appropriate for her to say any more at this stage. as for the officer who remains suspended, he will appear at westminster magistrates' court. . ~ appear at westminster magistrates' court. ., ~ i. azerbaijan says it has now halted its military operation in nagorno karabakh, after separatist forces there agreed to lay down their arms. the local administration in the enclave has also agreed to start talks on how to integrate the territory into azerbaijan. the separatists say 32 people were killed injust over a day of fighting, including two children. these latest pictures show around 2000 people being moved to safety. russia, a former power in the region, says it has offered humanitarian and medical assistance. the fighting has been intense. this is video filmed in stepanakert, which is the capital of armenian—controlled nagorno—karabakh. the sound of shelling can be heard in the distance. let's get more on this with our correspondent in tbilisi, rayhan demytrie. bring us up to date on the latest on this. . , , bring us up to date on the latest on this. ., , , ., , this. the latest is that there is uuite a this. the latest is that there is quite a lot _ this. the latest is that there is quite a lot of— this. the latest is that there is quite a lot of uncertainty - this. the latest is that there is quite a lot of uncertainty for. this. the latest is that there is l quite a lot of uncertainty for the ethnic armenians living in nagorno—karabakh. we have seen video footage of many people gathering at the airport in stepanek, the regional capital, even though the airport neverfunctions regional capital, even though the airport never functions because the airspace was closed. we know many people are seeking shelter at the base in nagorno—karabakh. i've been in touch with some people and visited the armenian side of the conflict in an effort to report on the blockades that were in place for many months and today i was reaching out to these people because they are divided, they are a millions stuck in armenia are unable to reach karabakh because the only road was shut for many months. they say they can't reach their families over the phone and some people are still in the basement. the humanitarian situation of what's happening on the ground sounds... people feel very vulnerable and uncertain about what the future holds after the authorities earlier today signed the ceasefire agreement with azerbaijan that was mediated by russia and basically capitulated azerbaijan. thank you. a development coming into us on that story. i've been reading that the eu is urging azerbaijan to ensure safety of kara bakh that the eu is urging azerbaijan to ensure safety of karabakh armenians. more on this now. alissa de carbonnel who is the deputy program director for europe and central asia at crisis groupjoins me now. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. how solid orfragile do thank you forjoining us on bbc news. how solid or fragile do you think this ceasefire is? at news. how solid or fragile do you think this ceasefire is?— think this ceasefire is? at the moment it — think this ceasefire is? at the moment it looks _ think this ceasefire is? at the moment it looks like - think this ceasefire is? at the moment it looks like it - think this ceasefire is? at the moment it looks like it will i think this ceasefire is? at the i moment it looks like it will hold. the sustainability of peace is how they managed the situation going forward. it is absolutely no surprise that it had an easy military victory. it was a lightning operation. but how it manages with the armenians in the region, it's critical. i the armenians in the region, it's critical. ., , , ., the armenians in the region, it's critical. , ., critical. i do see things now? we heard that _ critical. i do see things now? we heard that the _ critical. i do see things now? we heard that the eu _ critical. i do see things now? we heard that the eu has _ critical. i do see things now? we heard that the eu has issued - critical. i do see things now? we heard that the eu has issued a i heard that the eu has issued a message to azerbaijan ensuring that armenians in karabakh are safe. what you make of that statement? ethnic armenians are _ you make of that statement? ethnic armenians are terrified _ you make of that statement? ethnic armenians are terrified and - you make of that statement? et�*m c armenians are terrified and already lived through it nine months of the blockades that led to shortages of medicine and food. there was no bread in bakeries a few days before this military operation and now they fear programmes. there is a fear that there are camps for people invoked with defective security forces. this is an incredibly critical humanitarian situation and humanitarian organisations need to be given access and the global community needs to stay on top of developments and really hold the clue to account for how they are controlling the situation going forward. ~ . , controlling the situation going forward. ., , ., �*, ., forward. what is matter's role in this? russian _ forward. what is matter's role in this? russian peacekeepers- forward. what is matter's role in this? russian peacekeepers are | forward. what is matter's role in i this? russian peacekeepers are in the reuion this? russian peacekeepers are in the region and _ this? russian peacekeepers are in the region and have _ this? russian peacekeepers are in the region and have been - this? russian peacekeepers are in the region and have been since i this? russian peacekeepers are in i the region and have been since they brokered a ceasefire that stopped the fighting between armenian and azerbaijan. as part of that ceasefire, armenian forces withdrew from nagorno—karabakh and peacekeepers have been met. they have been unable to reject accusations that it hasn't done enough to stop the fighting. it hasn't been able to prevent this military operation but has been mediating and are co—ordinating with authorities in azerbaijan to provide help to the civilian population and have an important role going forward. it seems likely that they will rely on them to help manage the situation as it goes forward with talks with to de facto authorities. and just tell our viewers why this conflict matters and why should we should be paying attention to this? there are 120,000 residents living in nagorno—karabakh whose future, security and safety is of great concern. there are also risks that escalation as we have already seen may occur, how that ceasefire and situation going forward is contained is incredibly important.— is incredibly important. thank you ve much is incredibly important. thank you very much for— is incredibly important. thank you very much for bringing _ is incredibly important. thank you very much for bringing us - is incredibly important. thank you very much for bringing us up - is incredibly important. thank you very much for bringing us up to i very much for bringing us up to date. hello there. the weather story so far this week has been dominated by heavy rain and gale force gusts of winds. and we're starting to see the effects of that. over the last couple of days, the emphasis of the heaviest of rain across north west england and north wales. and just take a look at some of the rainfall totals that's totting up now. in cumbria, 193 millimetres, in north wales, 133 millimetres. and if we take a look at the rainfall for the last three days, you can see how widespread it's been, the emphasis with the heaviest always out to the west. and in the last few hours this has been the story with that rain pushing its way steadily eastwards. so the rain is going to continue to push its way southeast with the emphasis through the afternoon across parts of lincolnshire and southeast england. so for the early evening rush hour, it's going to be pretty miserable with some heavier pulses of rain from time to time, accompanied by 40, 50mph gusts of winds. behind it, quite a clearance with some sunny spells to close out the day. but to the far north and west, 50 to 60mph gusts of winds and rash of showers tucking in along north— and west—facing coast closest to this area of low pressure. through the night weather front will ease away from the southeast and sandwiched in between the two with those clearer skies, we will actually see those temperatures falling away. so a chillier start in comparison to recent mornings. so thursday morning then we'll see that early morning rain clearing away, some sunshine coming through. a scattering of showers across west—facing coast, closest to the low still is where we'll see the most frequent widespread showers and still gale force gusts of winds. not out of the question across the far northwest here. it will be cooler, 13 or 15 degrees further south. we're looking at 16 to 19 celsius. friday, another day of sunny spells and scattered showers. most of the showers out to the west. but we can't rule out one or two just filtering a little bit further east as the afternoon progresses. and temperatures again, 12 to 18 degrees. we've lost that humidity as well as we close out the end of the week. the winds swinging round to a north westerly direction. but a brief ridge of high pressure for the first half of the weekend will quieten things down and may linger in the far south, but not for long. for most of us, we're likely to see more rain from sunday onwards. this is bbc news. the headlines... officials say more than 400 migrants lost their lives last week after floods in libya. iran passes legislation to increase penalties for women who defy strict islamic dress code. violations could mean a decade injail. the british home secretary clashes with facebook over plans by the social media giant to encrypt messages. and king charles begins a state visit to france with a special ceremony at the arc de triomphe. a state dinner will take place later. now it is time for a look at the sport. here is a full round—up. hello from the bbc sport centre... most of spain's world cup winning squad have decided to end their strike, returning to play for the national team after the country's football federation said it would make "immediate and profound changes" to its structure. now only two of the players called up despite their boycott of the team say they won't play in the nations league matches against sweden and switzerland following a series of meetings that ran through to the early hours of wednesday morning at the squad's training camp near valencia. those two are barcelona's patri guijarro and mapi leon, neither of whom played at the world cup, and left the squad earlier on wednesday. translation: it is a fact the | situation is different to the rest of our colleagues.